Football Gods trump Evangelical God at Wheaton College

Back in early 2016, highly regarded political science professor Larycia Hawkins as given the boot at Wheaton College for touting the value of the Muslim religion, wearing an Ha-bib in solidarity with them, and being spotted at a Gay Pride Parade by the keepers of the Evangelical faith. Shortly thereafter, five stalwarts of the school's Division III ranked football powerhouse brutalized a freshman player in a 'hazing' incident, resulting in three shoulder surgeries and his leaving Wheaton College faster than a kickoff touchdown run. But school officials, keeping this horrific incident publicity free for 18 months, simply required the perpetrators to perform community service and write an essay on the need to treat folks kindly, all the while cheering on their gridiron prowess bringing glory to the citadel of Evangelical learning. Only when the Law stepped up, indicting the five for aggregated battery, mob violence and illegal restraint, did Wheaton put the five in the football penalty box.

One might ponder Wheaton College's priorities: maintaining ideological purity to the cult of the only true religion....or maintaining the cult of football dominance and glory.